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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | 👥 | Quiet space | unfinished | |||||||
| 2018 | 43 | Sacrifices must be made | 👥 | No Step Back | jam | 461 | 3.49 | 3.15 | 3.65 | 3.60 | 2.50 | 3.25 |
Funny idea and good work! I didn't get at first that you actually don't need to kill just everyone :) And I like how spells are filled in random positions, so you always need to double-check where and what to use. Unfortunately, I use Chrome, and didn't have any sounds.
Cool story! Nice graphics and pretty dramatic gameplay. As for music… Probably you could give us just a link to some youtube video, so I just turn it on next time I play :smile: As for LD game this one looks pretty good and polished. Great job!
Pretty little game. I like the graphics and music. Gameplay could be more challenging though. At least, god exhaustion could be quicker, as it was easy to win from the very first attempt. Honestly, I expected there'd come some enemies to deal with, as there are so many weapons around :)
Congrats on coming back to LD :)
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So, it's basically rock-paper-scissors on steroids? Very nice! Good graphics, and funny characters.
Initially, I didn't see the rules button (at the bottom corner), probably a simple cheat-sheet could be drawn just on the board. Another point might be on gaining something at the end of level… As starting with just two cards versus five is a little frustrating. Probably, I'd suggest either a shop or resurrection ability — just to be able to get few cards for the next level.
Very atmospheric and great story telling! Probably the run could be a bit more interactive, but when that gang comes closer, it becomes really dramatic. The best mood I've seen so far. Good luck!
Very artistic entry — stylish graphics, amazing music and there's a story! The only thing I didn't get, is the relation to a theme. Probably, boxes [to be moved out] could also have some meaning, like stuff, that you should move away to actually succeed in your career… Anyways, there's definitely some potential in this game, great job!
Very attractive artwork and nice melody! Gameplay probably lacks some engagement, though. Maybe, some additions to the base mechanics would be enough. For example, you could allow to carry more than one creature at a time (somehow juggling with them). It might feel less repetitive (as player would try to bring "complete order" at once), as well as add some challenges on the way back.
Nice idea and funny graphics! Probably I understand why shepherd goes slowly, but it feels boring after a while. I would suggest to add some mechanics on catching far distant sheep. So even if I go from temple to temple, I would need to pass specific points to make sure my herd is grouped together.
Thanks for sharing and not just giving it up!
Cool concept and fun gameplay! Also enjoyed graphics and music. Probably, year/level change and game over are two fast. And also, sometimes "demon vision" is stuck switched on, feeling it kinda cheating :)
I don't know what I'm doing, but I like it! 8)
I mean, the goal is not very clear… but the graphics, animations, music and especially metaphor of the game are very well bound and developed as a piece of art. Great job and good luck!
I really like this retro style graphics, and music compliments it very much! There was a problem as a viewport was slightly larger, than my screen (cutting maybe 5% of image), but when I reloaded the page and immediately clicked "full screen" button, everything was fine. Nevertheless, great game!
Very cool concept and nice graphics! It seems, there are still few bugs, but don't fire your developers — they did a great job :)
Probably need some balance and sound, but good game overall. And I like the graphics!
That's awesome! Idea, graphics, sound and puzzle itself are all made so good, that I forgot it's just a jam entry, not a published game from store :)
Brilliant interpretation of theme! Concept, music and artwork bring together very good metaphor of life. Really simple, but enjoyable gameplay.
As others noted, some hints on what icons mean would be great. As there is definitely some room for story telling, it might work as journal quotes [of choices made], like "Today I didn't go to the party, and ate a bucket of ice cream alone. Now, calories my true friends!"
I'm not very much into platformers, but this one is good. Different mechanics and upgrades definitely vary gameplay and tie nicely with theme and overall mood. Probably my only suggestion is to make a longer music composition (i.e. looping piece) — it sounds good, but after two-three minutes of play it feels very much repetitive to me :)
Fun game! Attractive graphics and music. And that horn! :D Does it mean a sacrifice in return of snow gun?)
@purpoappo , thank you for your feedback. They say, it's easier for selfish people, so you seem to be a true altruist! :smiley:
@wheatleyscience , glad you like it! Thanks for advice, we had some thoughts on sacrifice meanings as well, but ran out of time…
So, for now they just should motivate you to want to win even more, so their sacrifice won't be for nothing :)
@cowa , thanks for your kind words! We didn't think it like that, but yeah, you're right — it's kinda reversed tower defence. And please, don't pressure yourself — you're a great leader. Go and show them, who's the boss! :)
@bmopapa , huge thanks! Good advice on marks, indeed they could be more visible. And we also weren't sure if we need more controls… Any suggestions on that?
And sorry for your stomach. Probably some bubble tea could help with that :smirk:
@silkworm-sweatshop , thanks, highly appreciated!
@boyturnedrobot , glad you like it! Sorry about lags, next time we'd try to optimize the game more.
@belonzik , good suggestion, we'll definitely try that, when get back to finish this game. Thanks for that and your nice words!
@dining-philosopher , thanks for playing and the idea! We really want to keep that one-button controls, and yet looking for improvements on the mechanics.
@kromeboy , @chaczyk , thanks for feedback! Definitely need to add some hints on how to play for a few first seconds on a game screen.
@rhewid , thank you! Some powerups would be good for sure.
@hawkie , wow, congratulations on making it! Respect your determination :) Did it take long (in time or number of attempts)?
We used Defold, which we picked for a game jam just a week before. It definitely has some issues (don't forget to save every minute!), but after all, it played well.
@justalocalhero , thanks so much for nice words! And good catch about the strategy!
@hawkie , thanks for these details and for referencing "cannon fodder". Personally, I didn't played it, but have just taken a quick look (on youtube) and now can see why you remember it :) We definitely want to go beyond jams, and that's why appreciate so much every kind of feedback. And so many positive words really motivates!
@fede , glad you like it!
@kasaki , thank you!
@sumathbrod , спасибо! Согласен, левелы так и просятся)
@zayah0-0 , thanks!
@azayiah , @benjouille , @miziziziz , @daniel-grinshpon , @drlaserbeast , @wolar , @matank , @kypello and everyone else,
Thank you all for playing and your feedback! There are definitely things to be improved, and we appreciate all of your suggestions, as well as kind words. These truly motivate us go beyond LD and make it _the_ game :)
@knarf , thank you! And sorry for the frustrations — you're right, game could be easier at the start, and also levels were on mind, we just ran out of time.
@limnori , you've got the whole idea totally correct! Thanks for such detailed review)
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One more time, this was an incredible first experience for us. What a wonderful community here on LD! Thank you all and Happy New Year everyone!! :fireworks:
I like the idea and atmosphere of the game. Blurry graphics and sound also fits well. I would say, it's kinda tower defence without towers :)
As others mentioned, after you figure out how the mechanics works, it's rather too easy to win, however objectives are not very clear. Probably, if you improve balance (larger knights are OP on early stages) and maybe just add a well-defined spots (with own HP status) to defend from zombies, it'd become an obvious strategy to barrier these spots.
Very cool game! Nice and polished puzzle, with multiple levels, learning curve and even some story behind (which also works well as tutorial during few first levels). As of the last level, I'm not sure if time pressure is a good thing here, and it definitely shifts priorities — for example, I immediately chose a sacrifice, once I figure out that'd be enough to complete the level.
Very cool concept and good execution. I like the puzzle part and smooth gameplay. Also, it would be interesting to see if some bouncing can be used with these mechanics. Anyways, good game!
I like the idea of this innovative TD. Funny graphics, sadly no music. High five on first LD! :)
Very cute and positive! Probably, it would be a little easier to direct Big Blue if there was a little higher point of view. Also, I assume, camera is locked on purpose? It might be good maybe to add a quick turn-around action (right-click?), to get to know, where the bombs are running from…
Anyways, great graphics and sounds. Good game!
Very creative, especially boss fightings are the most fun! Neat graphics and sound makes the mood. Good luck!
Oh, that's fun! Simple mechanics with a lot of management and time-pressured decisions. Very creative concept. Graphics, sounds and theme fit well. Can only suggest to add price labels for ingredients and orders (to prioritize effectively) and some kinda tutorial (as it took few rereads to figure out what to do). Great game!
It's fun! Interesting, how this concept affects rate of fire. And I would definitely need a knife to keep ammo/health :smirk: Great job!
That's fun! Firstly, I didn't realize there's more than just sacrificing passengers. (Probably, you could add a controls cheat-sheet somewhere on the playing screen to minimize that.) But after checking Controls and Hints I realized, there's a lot more in the game.
So, great game, nice mechanics and awesome music! And separately, nice job on making it with typescript. (I hope, it didn't slow you down much.)
Thank you @guille!!!